Glove



Jan. 23, 1951 H. MCB. JOHNSTON GLOVE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 12, 1949 INVENTOR HUGH McB/RNEY JZw/vsm/v ATTORNE Jan. 23, 1951 H. MOB. JOHNSTON 2,538,837

GLOVE Filed Jan. 12, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 O I ml 3 44' 4W 158 $2 I02 INVENTOR Hue/1 McB/RNEY faH/vsro/v ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 23, 1951 UNITED STATES? PATENT OFFICE:

GLOVE" fiilgbMBQ Johnston, ehent;.-N. Xp1i1iatioirJmiiiary'12, 1949, serial No. 76,496"

3 Claims.

1 The present invention" relates to" aglove-. Inpa i'tioiilai; itis an" object/ of" this invention-' to provide-a? glove of snug-fittingltype iri- Which-no' searnsar'e positioned On the sensitive' portions of the fingers ahd thumb andwhich affords" un usual freedom of movement" for all parts; of r the hand. The glove of the present invention is par ticularly adapted for wearin such activities as hunting and riding; Whe'r'e'it' is important that P thel sensiti-ve portions of the fingers; thumb and palm be unimped'ed by'seams'or' bunches ofslack material.

Each-fingerof: the: gloveof the p'resentinven-= tion is" principally formed from two pieces of material; one relatively narrow piece forming the back-.and another relatively wide piece-'form-- ing the front and sides. Thus the seam joining; these-pieces will-run along. the backof the finger, the widefrontpieee being: gathered or tucked nearthe finger tips so that the-finger resemblesamoccasin in appearance. Theseamnearthe finger-tip issodesigned asto substantially co inside with=theeclge of the fingernail or to lie on; top of the nail. In this mannertheenti-re front and tip-of=the wearer sfingeris covered loy a single thickness of-glove-material; smoothly mold-ed to=the shape pf the finger and entirely free of seamsor slack.- r p Itis not broadly new to form thefin'g-ers 'of glovesfrom twopieces oi-mat'erial, sucliconstruction having been adopted for many forms: of Work'goves for durability. and economy and" in some instances the pieces ofmat'erial'forniiiig the-frontsof the fingers have been larger than" the pieces formin-g the backs. In the gIovebf the present invention the larger fron't'pieceisse'cured' to the back piec'e in anovel manner to conform" the finger-covering portion ofthe glove to'the" finger while positioning the"sea;m"wh'01l y' upon" the'back of thefingeri' In" gloves ofthetype of the present inventionj the front portionsof" one or more fingersmust bemadefr'om" pieces ofm'aterial separate 'from the piece from whi'oh-- thetpalm'and other'fin'gers maybe formed This is b'eca'use'there' is not enough material inth'e" palm blank to supply the fronts and 2 sidesof all four fingers.

Apaiti'cular feature 'of novelty in the prs'e'iit inventionlies in the formation and-joniing of the palm blank and the separate piecesfor the front'and sides'of certain fi'ng'ersso that iiila finished glove of *proper 'size'the fingerportions will fit snugly and smoothly all theway 't'o the roots of the fingers andfthepalm' portion will fit sfiugly and-smoothly aClC'SS "the 'paIIfiEfild t6 the roots =of 'the fingersi This sn'ug; sifio'oth fit will continue in ariy p'ositio'h o'f thehand and fingers with entiref freedom" for separation, spreadiiig or bending" of the" fingers and the usual movements of" the almand th'ui nb.

Otherf'featiire's of the glove or-tiie'presem' vehtion' includethe positioning of the seams ii' the thu'inb and between the palm" ar a b ck" or such" manner as to; leave substantially all sur fa cesof the hand in whichsensitivity inipoi tan't, unh'am'pered by seams'or folds of*loose"g'love erie c Withthe a ove and ctner bje'cts i vitees-ref:- er'enceisriiade' toti1efo1lovving detailed desorip tionof a preferred' form of the invention aridto the=drawiiigs accompan in an'd forn 'ling' a" part" of the present specification.

Fig: 1 isaii el'vat'ibhal view' cr me palin'side of'aglove co'nstructed in acco'rdanc'e w'i'th the in; vention, theglov'e bein shown on thhaiid" of aweaier, the palm he'ing flattenedand thefirfg s being shown in extended a nd'collaps'ed positio 5' Fig? 2 i's a" View similar toFi g'; 1 the liiigers of theW'e'arer being spread apart and the h'aiid? beingtilted forward sufficiently to reveal trie seaiiisat the ends of the'fingers';

Fig. 3 is an elevational view of the baclof the rave as 'shvi n ih Figwfi Fig. 5'15; a' fragmentary sectional view along th lihe' fi fi ifi Fig; 31'- Fig" 7' is elifatiofl'al view or the outsidkiir fa'oe' Of a-blahk for the palm arid th'e' f rent and sides for the indexanti-fourth" finge' Eig; 9 is' a ri efevati ona-l vi'evfof'th e outside sui faoe of a blank" for thefrb'nt and sides "of: the mid'iille fiiigfer j' a nd Fig;- 10 is arrfelvational View of the outside siiffaoe' of a bl'anh fer thefronhandsides of the' rihgffinge'r.

Referring now to the" drawings; Figs. 1= and 3; there is shoivn a "right haird"gloveonthe pfe= ferred. form embodying? the"? present inv'ntiorn 'I fiie glfi V inoludes'a' back" portion: at; a palfn pnr-ti-n i2,-.a-i portion l a'midd'le' fin'gi" portion sewn in'g portion" 88: The" blanks from viihi'c these portions areformed ar shown 'respeetively in'Figs? 6, 7 8; 9 and 102 An ys'su-italbe material or" coinbinatioiiwf materials may be used for the blanks l6, i2, i4, i6 and i8, it being obvious that soft and pliable material is preferable if sensitivity of the hand and fingers is to be reduced as little as possible. Soft leather is particularly suitable although fabrics may be used if so desired.

In Fig. 6 the blank i for the back of the glove is shown with the inside surface uppermost so that the relation between the blank if! and the palm blank [2 (Fig. 'l) may be readily seen. The edge portion of blank if; is un.ted with edge portion 22 of blank i2 by any suitable means such as stitching to form the seam portion 24 shown in Fig. 3. The edge portions 26 of blank if! and 28 of blank i2 are stitched to form seam portion 39 which extends to the beginning of the curved seam portion 32 at the tip of the fourth finger. The latter seam portion is formed by stitching the curved edge portion 34 of blank Hi with the curved edge portion 36 of blank l2.

It will be noted that the radius of curvature of the edge portion 36 of blank 52 is considerably greater than that of edge portion 34 of blank [0. Thus, in stitching these portions together, it is necessary to gather the edge 36, causing the mai terial adjacent the edge to bulge outwardly. Proper relationship between the edges 34 and 38 will result in exactly the amount of fullness necessary to make the material conform to the shape of the tip of the wearers finger. Thus the gathered material and the seam portion 32 will lie on top of the fingernail in general co incidence with the edge thereof, as shown in Fig. 4, resulting in an appearance resembling a moccasin.

The edge portions 38 of blank l0 and 48 of blank l2 are stitched to form the seam portion 42. The length of edge portion 48 is less than that of edge portion 38 whereby the seam portion 42 terminates above the crotch between the fourth and ring fingers as shown in Fig. 3.

The edge portions 44 of blank I 0 and 46 of blank 12 are stitched to form seam portion 48 (Fig. l) which terminates at point 58 (Fig. 1), leaving an opening for insertion of the thumb blank I4.

Referring again to Figs. 6 and '7, the edge portions 52 of blank It and 54 of blank l2 are stitched to form seam portion 56 (Fig. 3) along the back of the index finger. portions 53 of blank 13 and B0 of blank l2 are stitched, gathering the edge Bil as described above, to form the seam portion 82 (Fig. 3) at the tip of the index finger. The edges 64 of blank if) and 66 of blank l2 are stitched to form the seam portion 68 (Fig. 3), this seam portion terminating above the crotch between the index and middle fingers as indicated in Fig. 1.

From the description to this point it will be apparent that the blanks Hi and I2, stitched together, form the entire back and palm of the glove as well as the backs for all of the fingers and thumb. In addition the portion of blank I2 bounded by edges 28, and 40, has formed the front, one complete side and the major portion of another side of the fourth finger. Similarly the portion of blank l2 bounded by edges 54, and 66, has formed the front, and the major portions of both sides of the index finger.

The edge portion T0 of the thumb blank 14 (Fig. 8) is stitched to the edge portion 12 of the back blank Hi, the lower extremity of the edge '10 being secured at point 50 (Fig. 1) where the seam 48 terminates. The edges Hi and 12 form seam portion 14 shown in Fig. 1. The curved The curved edge 4 edge portion 16 of blank M (Fig. 8) is stitched to the curved edge portion 18 of blank H) to form seam portion 88 (Figs. 1 and 3), the longer edge 16 being gathered as in the case of the fingers to fit the thumb portion of the glove to the thumb of the wearer.

The edge portion 82 of blank M (Fig. 8) is stitched to edge portion 84 of blank [0 to form seam portion 85 (Fig. 3). The edge portion 88 of blank i4 comprising a deeply cut and sharply curved notch is stitched to the bulging edge portion 90 of blank id to form seam portion 92 shown in Fig. 3. The edge portion 94 of blank I4 is stitched to the edge portion 96 of blank It to form seam portion 98 (Fig. 3) which terminates at point m8 where the previously described seam portion 56 begins.

From the point ten the thumb blank I4 is united with the palm blank l2 (Fig. 7) the edge portion I02 of blank E4 being stitched to edge portion ills of blank 52 to form seam portion I05 (Figs. 3 and l). The reversely curved seam portion I08 of blank ii is stitched to the curved and straight edge portion iii! of blank l2 to form seam portion H2 (Fig. 1) which terminates at point 50.

The thumb structure just described is such that the seam portions 14, 8G and 85 lie well upon the back of the wearers thumb curving with the thumb-nail, thus leaving the ball and tip of the thumb free of seams or folds of slack material. The deep backward curve of seam portion 86 (Fig. 3) leaves the side of the thumb toward the index finger free of seams, a feature particularly desirable for the operation of safety devices in firearms.

As stated above, it is necessary in a glove of the general type herein disclosed to provide separate pieces'of material for the'front and sides of certain fingers, and a particular feature of novelty in the present invention lies in the construction of such extra pieces and of the palm blank. In the preferred form chosen for illustration the extra pieces are provided for the middle and ring fingers and they are so constructed and attached to the palm blank as to place the seams Where they will interfere the least while at the same time providing for a snug fit and complete freedom for all normal movements of the hand and fingers.

To this end the palm blank 12 (Fig. 7) is so cut as to provide a relatively straight, sloping edge portion H4 so positioned as to fall at the root of the middle finger and a similar oppositely to be united with suitable tabs on the separate finger blanks l5 and 8 to form smooth snugfitting crotches which will not interfere with bending or spreading of the wearer's fingers.

Referring now to Figs. '7 and 9, the middle finger blank IE is provided with an edge portion I24 which is stitched to the edge portion i 54 of blank 12 to form seam portion i253 (Fig. l). A curved edge portion 528 of blank i5 is stitched to the edge of notch I29 in blank 92 to form the seam portion I38 which curves inwardly or downwardly 53 ofithdfpaflmiSIS.EShOWH.iIFkF'ii.1L. Edgesportiomfltfla Offilbhfikizlfi isistitched td edge. ortionii 3fhfiblankz I 22 to .formiseam I 36cwliich1 extends? backward-1y? along-the inside ofitheizindex finger as shown in Fig. 1 to meet the lower end of seam portion 68. Edge portion I38 of' b lank" It' is stitched to edge portion I49 ;-(-Fig; 6.) of itherbacksblankel Gz-to form the seam portion I42 (Fig. 3)-. This completes the construction .of ,thecrotch betweenthe index and middle fingers.

Referring again to Figs; 7i and 9, curved edge portion I44? of. blank- I 6.. is :stithed to th'e edge of curved notch I I8 .of blank? I 2-cto form curved seam portion I45. Edge-..portion': M8 o fiblank I Etis: to be stitched .to. aesuitable' part of l'the' ring finger blank I8, as .willbe described. Edge por. tion-i I 59 of (blank. I 6..is. .stitched'ito'ian edge-:pore tion I52 on the back blank In (Fig. 6) to form seam portion I54 (Fig. 3). Edge portions I56,

I58 and I80 of blank I6 are stitched respectively p to edge portions I62, I64 and I 66 of the back blank I6 to complete formation of the middle finger of the glove by means of seams I68, I70 and I72 respectively (Fig. 3). The curve edges E58 and I65 are so stitched as to gather the edge 558 forming the finger-tip like a moccasin, as described above in connection with the fourth finger as shown in Fig. 4.

The ring finger blank I8 (Fig. is provided with an edge portion I'M which is stitched to edge portion H8 of palm blank IE to form seam portion IIE (Fig. l). Curved edge portion I78 of blank I8 is stitched to the curved edge of notch I22 in blank I 2 to form the curved seam I (Fig. 1). Edge portion I82 of blank I8 is stitched to edge portion I84 of blank I2 to form seam I86. Edge portion I88 of blank I8 is stitched to edge portion I93 of back blank II] (Fig. 6) to form seam portion I92 (Fig. 3). Edge portions IM,

- I95 and I98 of blank I8 are stitched to edge portions 2%, H32 and 2% respectively of the back blank II to complete the construction, of the moccasin-shaped ring finger of the glove by means of seams 206, 208 and 210 respectively (Fig. 3)

to edge portion I 33 of blank 56 (Fig. 9) to form seam portion 2M (Figs. 1 and 3) which extends backwardly of the ring finger to meet the intersection of seam portions I54 and 2|!) as seen in Fig. 3.

From a consideration particularly of Figs. 1 and 2 the operation of the connected seam portions I39, its, I46, I26 and I30 may be understood. When the fingers of the wearer are extended in collapsed position as shown in Fig. 1, the curved seam portions I80, I46 and I30 extend sharply down into the palm Where the extra material afforded by the tabs bounded by curved edges I18, IM and I28 is needed in this position of the hand if the crotches between the fingers and portions of the palm leading thereto are not to be stretched. When the wearer's fingers are spread apart as shown in Fig. 2, wherein the hand is tilted somewhat toward the observer, the curved seam portions I80, I46 and I30 are partially straightened, making the effective length of the series of connected seams greater and simultaneously conforming the crotch portions of the glove to the crotches between the spread fingers of the wearer. There is no binding or stretching of the glove material at any point as the hand is fiexed between the positions shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

It also will be noted that the seam portions I16 and I26 are positioned at the intersections between the palm and the ring and middle fingers 62' respectivel'yoso=thati'wherr either toribbthzioifittheseh fingers are bent toward the palm as in grippingi a-nobject, theseainsiall, within.-binding, into the creases naturally formed: in thezzh andj atilthesei intersections;

.wardl y between the.fingers;are iooatedssuflicientlyi formiofggl'ove embodying theprese w invention;

2 has: been vdescribed in' :terms: of tha formation of the seams joining. therpartsl of :tlrerglove; Itrwill. Ira-understood that lth'e order of descriptiorixisi; not necessarily the order in which the glove as assembled in manufacture. Furthermore, outwardly turned seams have been illustrated for clarity of disclosure and because such seams are particularly desirable when curtain types of leather or other material is used. When other materials, or where a different appearance is sought, some or all of the seams may be turned inwardly if so desired. The terms used are intended to be taken in a descriptive, rather than in a limiting sense, the scope of the invention being limited only by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A glove including a back blank having portions for covering the back of the hand and the backs of each of the fingers and the thumb; a palm blank for covering the palm and the front of the index finger at least; and a separate thumb blank for covering the front and both sides of the thumb; said thumb blank being secured to I said back blank by a seam extending from a point on the front side of the thumb near the root thereof, along the forward edge of the thumb, around the tip thereof in substantial 00- incidence with the edge of the thumb-nail, along the back edge of the thumb to a point well below the crotch between the thumb and index finger Edge portion 2 I2 of blank I3 (Fig. 10) is stitched and from said point w y along he ack of the hand to a point adjacent the root of the index finger; and said thumb blank being attached to said palm blank by a seam extending from said point on the front side of the thumb near the root thereof upwardly along the palm to a point adjacent the root of the index finger, thence turning toward the back of the hand so as to extend transversely of the index finger adjacent the root thereof and terminating on the back of the hand in an intersection with the seam joining said thumb blank and the back blank.

2. A glove including a back bank having portions for covering the back of the hand and the backs of the fingers and the thumb; a palm blank for covering the palm and the front of the index finger at least, the palm blank being joined to the back blank by a seam extending along the edge of the wrist to a point adjacent the root of the thumb; and a separate thumb blank for covering the front and sides of the thumb, said thumb blank being secured to said back blank by a seam extending from said point near the root of the thumb along the forward edge of the thumb, around the tip thereof in substantial coincidence with the edge of the thumb-nail and along the back edge of the thumb to a point of intersection with the palm blank within the crotch between the thumb and index finger, and said thumb blank being attached to said palm blank by a seam curving from said point near the root of the thumb upwardly along the palm and around the thumb to said point of intersection.

3. A glove including a back blank having portions for covering the back of the hand and the backs of the fingers and the thumb; a palm blank for covering the palm and the front of the index finger at least; and a separate thumb blank for covering the front and sides of the thumb, said thumb blank being secured to said back blank by a seam extending from a point near the root of the thumb along the forward edge of the thumb, around the tip thereof in substantial coincidence with the edge of the thumb-nail and along the back edge of the thumb to a point of intersection With the palm blank within the crotch between the thumb and index finger, and said thumb blank being attached to said palm blank by a seam curving from said point near the REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 150,270 Whitten Apr. 20, 1874 731,572 Hoegren June 23, 1903 905,365 Raymond Dec. 1, 1908 1,823,307 Wickman et a1 Sept. 15, 1931 2,227,586 Johnson Jan. 7, 1941 2,443,375 Burkholz June 15, 1948 Certificate of Correction Patent No. 2,538,837 January 23, 1951 HUGH McB. JOHNSTON It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered patent requiring correction as follows:

Column 6, line 3, for the word within read without; line 23, for When read With;

and that the said Letters Patent should be read asflcorrected above, so that the same may conform to the. record of the case in the Patent Oflice.

Signed and sealed this Qith day of March, A. D. 1951.

THOMAS F. MURPHY,

Assistant Oommz'ssz'oner of Patents. 

